Indie

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

89% positive of 7,147 Steam reviews

Main story: 11 h
Everything: 15 h
Released: 2014
Steam Deck: Verified
Known on: Steam, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass

Made by Frogwares.

About the game

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

What sets it apart

Detective
Crime
Investigation
Mystery
Adventure
Point & Click
Puzzle
Story Rich
Choices Matter
Historical
Atmospheric
Third Person

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Indie

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

89% positive of 7,147 Steam reviews

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Main story: 11 h
Everything: 15 h
Released: 2014
Steam Deck: Verified
Known on: Steam, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass

Made by Frogwares.

About the game

What sets it apart

Detective
Crime
Investigation
Mystery
Adventure
Point & Click
Puzzle
Story Rich
Choices Matter
Historical
Atmospheric
Third Person

What players say

Recommended
What I liked - The story and gameplay are quite entertaining if you like investigation/mystery games. - The various POV you can use to play the game change the experience quite a bit. I ended up only using first person controls as the standard third person one didn't quite appeal to me - The game doesn't rely as much on cryptic puzzles as the previous entries and is way more focused on your deduction skills which…
16 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Recommended
A fantastic detective game! I had a great time playing Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments. The game features six cases that kept me engaged from beginning to end, and I thoroughly enjoyed the process of investigating, gathering clues, connecting the dots, and trying to figure out what had really happened. Of course, I didn't always get it right, which was part of the fun. This was my first Sherlock Holmes game in…
12 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Crashed twice in 3 hours. Not very fun to deal with. Tried the Dx9 trick, fixed the deduction screen crashes but then got a random crash while walking around Sherlock appartment. Might need an update for modern systems or something because it's a pretty good game, bummer.
2.7 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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